I WOULD like to express my sympathy to Mr Tang Wee Sung on his medical condition and hope he and the authorities can find compromise that will help him on his path to recovery.
The biggest agony and pain is for a patient having to chew a mountain tablets and capsules a few times a day. I rather die than to having chew all these stuff. Be sympathetic to these unfortunate sufferers. Owning large wealth ans assets is insignificant to them now. Health is wealth.
Save lives, the truth has to be told - the whole truth!
We didn't have the optimal supply of organs because many players including doctors, professional fund raisers, purveyors of medical drugs and services, MP's and regulators in our society failed to analyse, care and do their part and speak out for the poor patients. Much could have been done to increase the supply of organs that has gone undone. I applaud the efforts of the current health minister.
It is such a tragedy that many renal poor patients in Singapore were let down by the medical establishment including those who designed and ran the renal transplant programme and refused to publish critical data. There was and still are many "Durais" who benefit from an enlarged pool of renal patients and who distorted the truth and spoke out against live transplants to protect their revenue streams ( drug sellers, professional fund raisers and even doctors selling their renal care services)
We should see data on how many patients were on the waiting list, how many were denied a place on the waiting list( incl reasons), how many died while on the waiting list and how many patients deteriorated to a point that they could no longer safely undergo a transplant. The current system has certainly failed many poor patients who can’t afford to fly abroad to get a transplant organized. What a pitiful and sad premature loss of lives…
ST already reported that this Mr. Tang was jailed albeit for one day. That is a clear sign from the administration that they do not support this move even though it was done on humane grounds and it is arguable of any wrongdoing. The only person who can change this is the Pm who must must a public announcement similar to Mr. Goh in the Michael fay incident. Until that happens, it is considered illegal by the administration. And the only want to punish anyone in its way. The debate and opinions that continue to be expressed shows how "out of touch" the administration is with the people and shows that the administration is only acting for its own interests, not for the people. And it doesn't care nor seek to correct.
Something is wrong with our legal, medical and social development(charitable) system. These folks harm nobody, willing buyer and willing seller. If one were to bring in lying on oath etc, well ......... the folks that cheated on the charities got away with near zero punishment and still get to keep their ill gotten gain.
We can categorize this as "pro-life", even if we ban this organ trading it just pushes this underground where even more people will get hurt as in the case in India while kidneys were literally robbed. If it is legal, above board we can implement the rules. Buyers can or must also undertake to buy insurance for the family where he bought the kidney from etc. Setting rules to the game is better than banning the game outright.
what is wrong to legalise it ? if it is legalised, those who oppose it still do not have to buy it when their organ fails - no harm done. it is buyer's choice and decision. if the sick person should decide to change his / her mind when he/she has organ failure and when desperate to extend his / her life.....he/she should be made to state that he/she has been a hypocrite in opposing the law legalising organ sale
it may be a bad example - but i shall state it - prostitution is legalised, but you do not need to patronise it
September 08, 2008 Monday, 06:20 AM
